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Apa khabar, Malay? I’m picking up a language from my childhood

By learning Malay, the writer is discovering new ways of seeing the world and finding fresh meanings in familiar road names.
By learning Malay, the writer is discovering new ways of seeing the world and finding fresh meanings in familiar road names.

Wild horses can’t drag me away from CNY, but now I feel singled out

As a single, the writer says she feels singled out by the local tradition where married folks give hongbao to the unmarried.
As a single, the writer says she feels singled out by the local tradition where married folks give hongbao to the unmarried.

Ling Xiao, S.K. Poon and the local Chinese pop singers of yesteryear we should not forget

(Clockwise from left) Ling Xiao when he was 13, Singapore's Queen of Alto S.K. Poon and Huang Qingyuan.
(Clockwise from left) Ling Xiao when he was 13, Singapore's Queen of Alto S.K. Poon and Huang Qingyuan.

The unexpected joys of travelling solo on a group tour

Fenghuang Ancient Town in Hunan, which the writer visited during her free day on the yoga retreat.
Fenghuang Ancient Town in Hunan, which the writer visited during her free day on the yoga retreat.

Thailand hopes to boost its presence on the world stage, says Thai Foreign Minister

Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Thailand was “interested in dealing with the issues and trying to find solutions”.
Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Thailand was “interested in dealing with the issues and trying to find solutions”.

A Small Umbrella, cool chips, Hokkien songs: Musings from a Taiwan jaunt

(Clockwise from left) Taiwanese singer Siri Lee at the Golden Melody Awards Ceremony in Taipei in June, Taiwanese actress Shu Qi and the book cover of the award-winning English translation of novel Taiwan Travelogue.
(Clockwise from left) Taiwanese singer Siri Lee at the Golden Melody Awards Ceremony in Taipei in June, Taiwanese actress Shu Qi and the book cover of the award-winning English translation of novel Taiwan Travelogue.

Reflections from a columbarium tour with my mother

honirvana - A visit to Nirvana Memorial Garden, a private columbarium that houses niches in a condo or hotel-like environment. 
ST PHOTO: HO AI LI
honirvana - A visit to Nirvana Memorial Garden, a private columbarium that houses niches in a condo or hotel-like environment. 
ST PHOTO: HO AI LI

Amid Chinese security threat, are drones ‘the next big thing’ for Taiwan after chips?

Visitors look at an Overkill Killer FPV one way attack drone displayed during an event held by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology in Yilan on June 17.
Visitors look at an Overkill Killer FPV one way attack drone displayed during an event held by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology in Yilan on June 17.

Lights dimmed at South-east Asia’s scam hub but ‘pig butchering’ continues

Then and now: No country for old habits in Singapore

One of the three posters which the Government of Singapore has erected in thickly-populated areas to warn people against spitting and spreading tuberculosis. It is in Newbridge Road.
One of the three posters which the Government of Singapore has erected in thickly-populated areas to warn people against spitting and spreading tuberculosis. It is in Newbridge Road.

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